storing 16mm rolls

[Craig75]

Not the catchiest or most interesting thread Im afraid but...

I plan on shooting 16mm for a month. I dont have any cartridges for my camera so I will cut film from a 100ft reel and load it in changing bag. I'd expect to have maybe 60 50cm rolls but storing and transporting all these loose rolls back on a plane is beyond my limited imagination. Anyone have any ideas?

 

[johnielvis]

seems like you just unload the camera and start spooling on an empty 16mm roll..tape down the end. new roll shot? tape at start to end of last roll and keep rolling...one roll to the other as you shoot--very compact.

 

[trendland]

seems like you just unload the camera and start spooling on an empty 16mm roll..tape down the end. new roll shot? tape at start to end of last roll and keep rolling...one roll to the other as you shoot--very compact.

Not so bad from the idea johnielvis.
Usually daylight rolls of 30meters will do this job. Better is to use in addition the can (plastic can) it looks like this here :

with regards

 

[trendland]

Buy the way - These plastic cans are absolute lighttight. If you have some old cans (they were used min. since 30 years) you may indeed put some parts of 50cm into it (without danger).
But most danger comes from officials of homeland security : "pls open your plastic can - we would have a short look inside "
A daylight spoole would not care about - but it is from metal (not so good from point of detectors)

with regards

PS : I've some tons of plastic cans at home and use it to store everything into.
For example as piggy bank but (so sorry about) but I can't ship it to you Craig75.
And you will not have luck with some of the cans because they aren't light tight again. I've to modify it to get the coins into...

 

[Craig75]

seems like you just unload the camera and start spooling on an empty 16mm roll..tape down the end. new roll shot? tape at start to end of last roll and keep rolling...one roll to the other as you shoot--very compact.

Thanks John. I knew there was a very simple solution to this but could i think of it....

That makes life very easy

 

[johnielvis]

All the best, hope it works out as easy as it sounds.